Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan understood and shook his head in response, "Neither."
The people around him were surprised. So young and not even a combat student? Did he graduate that early?
Qi Yuan had quite an experience with people filling in the blanks for him and could see through their thoughts at a glance. He took the initiative to explain, "I am a student, just not in the combat department."
Miao Miaotu showed an expression of "So that's how it is," then realized the depth of the situation and promptly stopped talking.
She had heard that in order for geniuses to grow better and not become targets for monsters, the country secretly supported the growth of geniuses. Was that really true?
The rumors of the nine public and nine secret seats...
Zhuang Heng and Brother Li thought of a certain rumor in unison.
The only one who wasn't filling in the blanks was Brother Zhang, who laughed out loud and gave him a thumbs up, "Then you're pretty impressive, being so strong without studying in the combat department."
Shut up! Can't you see we're still live streaming?
Brother Zhang's bold statement shocked the three people.
But the live room never lacks those who understand the ins and outs and conspirators.
[*Tsk, a pure student, I can only say those who know, know.*]
[*What's this about?*]
[*Is it that national rumor?*]
[*The one before is waiting for the express list.*]
[*I was wondering why I hadn't heard of such an impressive person before...*]
Miao Miaotu couldn't afford to turn off the live stream; it would only spread the news faster. Instead, she might as well shift the topic elsewhere and let the audience forget about it.
"How did you encounter the monster?"
Brother Li mentally praised Miao Miaotu and decided to follow her after this. He cooperated and replied, "We followed Captain Pang and encountered a B-level monster, the Lizard Man. Xiao Zhao was severely injured to cover our retreat, and I stayed with Old Zhang to take care of him, and then we were transported near the monster due to spatial turbulence."
"B-level monster!!"
Miao Miaotu's voice rose in shock. She was just trying to find a small piece of gossip to shift the topic but ended up getting a big scoop.
Can the duty team still clean it up? The average strength of the team leader is only C-level...
Seeing what she was thinking, Brother Li continued to explain, "The captain has already applied for support from the higher-ups. It's been so long, I believe any B-level psychics still in the city should have arrived by now."
Hearing that help had arrived, Miao Miaotu settled her heart and wasn't as panicked as before.
"You were in such danger at the time."
Zhuang Heng's perspective was different from Miao Miaotu's. Facing a B-level monster, there wouldn't be few casualties in the team.
Brother Zhang still felt scared when he remembered the escape: "Yes, fortunately, we toughed it out."
Qi Yuan, who had come here with a sense of luck, nodded in agreement.
It was fortunate that he didn't have the worst luck.
Mainly, the people around him were too good at filling in the blanks. Even a salted fish would want to strive, just in case it came true, right?
Seeing everyone's worried faces, Brother Li said with a smile, "Don't worry, maybe the B-level monster has already been cleaned up. We minor characters just wait for the good news."
"This kind of flag shouldn't be planted."
Miao Miaotu remembered the flag she had planted before entering. She wasn't worried at first, but after Brother Li mentioned it, she started to worry.
She quickly interrupted the flag-planting behavior.
Was that how the cameraman felt at the time?
"Is this also considered planting a flag?"
Seeing everyone even more worried, Brother Li had to change the topic: "What are your plans now? I can take care of them by myself. Xiao Zhuang, you also go to clean up the monster."
Zhuang Heng took the initiative to say, "I'd better stay and take care of you guys."
This fusion zone was more dangerous than imagined. Whether they could find each other after separating was a problem.
Brother Li taking care of two patients by himself seemed quite unreliable.
"You young people can't be so lacking in motivation."
Brother Li gave him a meaningful look and pointed to Qi Yuan with his eyebrows.
Zhuang Heng understood that he was supposed to take Qi Yuan to save the other teammates.
Compared to the teammates whose life and death were unknown, Brother Li's priority had to take a back seat.
Zhuang Heng thought about it and didn't insist anymore.
"Ah, okay."
Qi Yuan didn't want to leave, knowing there was a B-level monster running around, wasn't that the same as looking for death?
Moreover, he had just finished showing off. If he ran into a monster, Zhuang Heng would ask why he didn't fight. How could he explain that?
"It's better to stay and take care of each other."
"No need, no need," Brother Li waved his hand, thinking Qi Yuan wanted to keep Zhuang Heng: "There's no need to waste time with us. If a monster runs out before the fusion zone is cleaned up, the harm it causes to the citizens will last a lifetime."
Brother Zhang clapped his chest and said heroically, "That's right, I, Old Zhang, can still move. No need to worry about us."
Qi Yuan:...
Having said that, it would be petty to refuse.
He could only reluctantly accept reality and set off with Zhuang Heng and Miao Miaotu.
...
"Golden Pupils, it's terrifying!"
The Vengeful Ghost and the Mirror Ghost sensed that the spatial turbulence had transported them away from the Golden Pupil human's clutches, and they both collapsed against the wall, speaking the same sentiment in unison.
The Vengeful Ghost complained, "Why didn't you run away with me?"
"I told you to run fast, and you were still dawdling. Whose problem is it?"
The Mirror Ghost also had a grievance. If the Vengeful Ghost had trusted it, it wouldn't have to explain so much and could have just run away.
"Is this Golden Pupil you mentioned strong?"
"He's not a question of strength, he's that kind of rare..."
The Vengeful Ghost felt something was off as it spoke and turned its head: "Boss... Big brother... No, it's Your Excellency."
It had too many bosses and got confused with the titles.
The Lizard Man, covered in fine scales, had a body that was brownish-green, with a head similar to a lizard's, and a flat skull. Despite walking upright, it had a long, thin tail behind it.
"Continue about the Golden Pupil kid."
The Lizard Man stared at the Vengeful Ghost with narrow pupils and eyes that closely matched its body color, brownish-green.
"He is..."
The Vengeful Ghost described what it had seen and heard vividly, with the Mirror Ghost constantly adding details.
Of course, it omitted the part about being a spider monster's minion.
It had been hiding in the orphanage, planning to find a new boss, and when the fusion zone was born, the new boss came to its door.
Their little calculations were clicking.
They had only recognized this boss for a day and couldn't leave an unreliable impression.
"The Golden Pupil kid will definitely not be your match."
The Vengeful Ghost and the Mirror Ghost smiled ingratiatingly, pleasing their new boss.
The new boss was more inscrutable than the old one. It frowned and waved its hand impatiently, "I have other matters. You may leave."
The two ghosts agreed and left the room.
After the two subordinates left, the Lizard Man got down on all fours and circled in place.
"The D-level assessment is somewhat watered down. What can be confirmed is that the other party has the ability to instantly kill a C-level, but this is not necessarily his limit."
He looked at his long tail and fell into deep thought.
B-level and C-level both belong to the intermediate stage. The gap between the same stage is not insurmountable. S-level and A-level are exceptions.
"More preparations are needed to deal with the encirclement and suppression by psychics. Relying solely on those useless minions is completely unable to wear down the state of powerful psychics."
"I also need to join the battle, otherwise, when humans recruit more psychics to surround me, I can only wait to die."